Uganda vs Yemen
Yemen is 89% larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Yemen about 1.9 times.
UgandaYemenUganda moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Uganda is 0.53× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.89× the size of Uganda.
| Uganda | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 241,038 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 51,384,894 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 213 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Kampala | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Uganda sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Uganda bigger than Yemen?
- No. Uganda is 47% smaller than Yemen. Uganda covers 241,038 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Yemen?
- About 1.9 times: Yemen has 1.89× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Uganda and Yemen look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Uganda is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Yemen about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Uganda or Yemen?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 41,773,878. Density: Uganda 213 per km², Yemen 92 per km².